1、考博英语模拟试卷 128及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The day was breaking and people began to go to work so the murderer was unable to _ of the body. （ A） dispense （ B） dispose （ C） discard （ D） discharge 2 Can you imagine! He offered me $ 5000 to break my contract. Thats _, of course I didnt agree. I w
2、ould take legal action. （ A） fraud （ B） blackmail （ C） bribery （ D） compensation 3 Her remarks _ a complete disregard for human rights. （ A） magnified （ B） maintained （ C） manipulated （ D） manifested 4 I should be able to finish the task on time, _ you provide me with the necessary guidance. （ A） in
3、 case （ B） provided that （ C） or else （ D） as if 5 The unfortunate death of the genius poet caused _ loss to this country. （ A） priceless （ B） countless （ C） incalculable （ D） imaginable 6 Before the disastrous earthquake there was _ chaos. （ A） massive （ B） ominous （ C） suspending （ D） imminent 7 O
4、n behalf of my company, I am _ to you and your colleagues for your generous help. （ A） subjected （ B） inclined （ C） available （ D） obliged 8 The appearance of the used car is _, its much newer than it really is. （ A） descriptive （ B） indicative （ C） deceptive （ D） impressive 9 His office is _ to the
5、 Presidents; it usually takes him about three minutes to get there. （ A） related （ B） adhesive （ C） adherent （ D） adjacent 10 None of students in the class likes the mistress, who is used to being _ of everything they do. （ A） emotional （ B） optimistic （ C） interested （ D） critical 11 I didnt know i
6、t then, but this disruptive way of reading started with the very first novel I ever picked up. （ A） harmful （ B） persistent （ C） interruptive （ D） characteristic 12 The problem is that the loss of confidence among the soldiers can be highly contagious. （ A） spreading （ B） contemptible （ C） contented
7、 （ D） depressing 13 The sales manager was so adamant about her idea that it was out of the question for any one to talk her out of it. （ A） adaptable （ B） anxious （ C） firm （ D） talkative 14 Other non-dominant males were hyperactive; they were much more active than is normal, chasing others and figh
8、ting each other. （ A） hardly active （ B） relatively active （ C） extremely inactive （ D） pathologically active 15 While he was not dumber than an ox, he was not any smarter; so most of his classmates were lenient and helped him along. （ A） helpful （ B） merciful （ C） enthusiastic （ D） intelligent 16 B
9、efore the construction of the road, it was prohibitively expensive to transport any furs or fruits across the mountains. （ A） determinedly （ B） incredibly （ C） amazingly （ D） forbiddingly 17 At dusk, Mr. Hightower would sit in his old armchair in the backyard and wistfully lose in reminiscence of hi
10、s youth romances. （ A） hopefully （ B） reflectively （ C） sympathetically （ D） irresistibly 18 The prodigal son spent his money extravagantly and soon after he left home he was reduced to a beggar. （ A） lavishly （ B） economically （ C） thriftily （ D） extrovertly 19 The chimney vomited a cloud of smoke.
11、 （ A） ignited （ B） immersed （ C） emitted （ D） hugged 20 The rear section of the brain does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties. （ A） advanced （ B） growing （ C） front （ D） back 二、 Cloze 20 The history of African-Americans during the past 400
12、years is traditionally narrated【 21】 an ongoing straggle against【 22】 and indifference on the part of the American mainstream, and a straggle【 23】 as an upward movement is【 24】 toward ever more justice and opportunity. Technology in and of【 25】 is not at fault; its much too simple to say that gunpow
13、der or agricultural machinery or fiber optics【 26】 been the enemy of an【 27】 group of people. A certain machine is put【 28】 work in a certain way-the purpose【 29】 which it was designed. The people who design the machines are not intent on unleashing chaos; they are usually trying to【 30】 a task more
14、 quickly, cleanly, or cheaply,【 31】 the imperative of innovation and efficiency that has ruled Western civilization【 32】 the Renaissance. Mastery of technology is second only【 33】 money as the true measure of accomplishment in this country, and it is very likely that by【 34】 this under-representatio
15、n in the technological realm, and by not questioning and examining the folkways that have【 35】 it, blacks are allowing【 36】 to be kept out of the mainstream once again. This time, however, they will be【 37】 from the greatest cash engine of the twenty-first century. Inner-city blacks in particular ar
16、e in danger, and the beautiful suburbs【 38】 ring the decay of Hartford, shed the past and learn to exist without contemplating or encountering the tragedy of the inner city. And blacks must change as well. The ways that【 39】 their ancestors through captivity and coming to freedom have begun to loose
17、 their utility. If blacks【 40】 to survive as full participants in this society, they have to understand what works now. （ A） like （ B） as （ C） for （ D） with （ A） charity （ B） clarity （ C） cohesion （ D） oppression （ A） charting （ B） charts （ C） charted （ D） to chart （ A） progressing （ B） progressed （
18、 C） clutched （ D） clutching （ A） itself （ B） themselves （ C） ourselves （ D） himself （ A） have （ B） to have （ C） has （ D） to has （ A） entirely （ B） enter （ C） entire （ D） entrance （ A） for （ B） off （ C） on （ D） at （ A） for （ B） to （ C） with （ D） before （ A） envelop （ B） accomplish （ C） enveloping （ D
19、） accomplishing （ A） followed （ B） follows （ C） to follow （ D） following （ A） since （ B） on （ C） in （ D） at （ A） before （ B） to （ C） with （ D） from （ A） to tolerate （ B） tolerate （ C） tolerated （ D） tolerating （ A） encountered （ B） encountering （ C） to encounter （ D） encounters （ A） them （ B） us （ C
20、） themselves （ D） ourselves （ A） excluding （ B） included （ C） including （ D） excluded （ A） where （ B） that （ C） how （ D） what （ A） servicing （ B） encircle （ C） encircling （ D） served （ A） is （ B） were （ C） are （ D） have 三、 Reading Comprehension 40 When I was a kid, I never knew what my parents-or an
21、yone elses-did for a living. As far as I could tell, all grownups had mysterious jobs that involved drinking lots of coffee and arguing about Richard Nixon. If they had job-related stress, they kept it private. Now American families are expected to be more intimate. While this has resulted in a lot
22、more hugs, “I love you,“ and attendance at kids football games, unfortunately we parents also insist on sharing the frustrations of our work lives. While we have complained about our jobs or fallen asleep in car-pool lines, our children have been noticing. They are worried about us. A new survey, “A
23、sk the Children,“ conducted by the Family and Work Institute of New York City, queried more than 1000 kids between the ages of 8 and 18 about their parents work lives. “If you were granted one wish to change the way your parents work affected your life,“ the survey asked kids, “what would that wish
24、be?“ Most parents assumed that children would want more time with them, but only 10% did. Instead, the most common wish (among 34%) was that parents would be less stressed and tired by work. Allison Levin is the mother of three young children and a professional in the growing field of “work/life qua
25、lity.“ Levin counsels employees who are overwhelmed by their work and family obligations to carefully review their commitments-not only at the office but at home and in the community too and start paring them down. “Its not about getting up earlier in the morning so you can get more done,“ she says.
26、 “Its about saying no and making choices.“ We can start by leaving work, and thoughts of work, behind as soon as we start the trip home. Do something to get yourself in a good mood, like listening to music, rather than returning calls on the cell phone. When you get home, change out of your work clo
27、thes, let the answering machine take your calls, and stay away from e-mail. When your kids ask about your day, tell them about something good that happened. (In the survey, 69% of moms said they liked their work, but only 42% of kids thought their mothers really did.) Parents can also de-stress by c
28、utting back on their childrens activities. If keeping up with your kids schedule is killing you, insist that be choose between karate lessons and the theater troupe. Parents should also sneak away from work and family occasionally to have some fun. I keep a basketball in the trunk of my car. I might
29、 never be able to fix everything at work or at home, but at least I can work on my jump shot. 41 Which of the following sentences can be the best title of this passage? （ A） Kids Say: Chill （ B） Kids Stress Parents （ C） Parents Complain about Work （ D） Parents Get in Good Mood 42 The author mentions
30、 her own childhood experience to show that _. （ A） she never understood why her parents had odd jobs and argued about the president （ B） she didnt know what her parents did to earn money to support the family when she was young （ C） she did understand why the Americans became more and more close and
31、 hugged a lot （ D） she could see that the American parents keep the stress and tiredness from work to themselves 43 We can infer from the second paragraph that nowadays the children _. （ A） are very anxious about their parents for their hard work （ B） are looking forward to being with their parents
32、（ C） are very considerate about their parents （ D） are very ambitious to change their parents work 44 The phrase “paring them down“ in the third paragraph most likely means _. （ A） gathering the work and family duties together （ B） matching the work quality to life quality （ C） decreasing the defeat
33、ing commitments （ D） denying to fulfil their work and family obligations 45 Which of the following is not the way to de-stress the parents heavy burden? （ A） Forgetting about the job as soon as leaving the office. （ B） Reducing participating the activities for the children. （ C） Sharing with the chi
34、ldren some happy experience. （ D） Taking part more actively in community activities. 45 There are a number of formats for reporting research, such as articles to appear in journals, reports addressed to funding agencies, theses or dissertations as part of the requirements for university degrees, and
35、 papers to be presented at conferences. These formats differ from one another mostly in their purposes and the audiences which they address. We will now briefly describe them. The journal article is a way of reporting research for professional journals or edited collections- The research is reported
36、 in a brief, yet informative way, focusing mostly on the main features of the research such as the purpose, review of the literature (often referred to as background), procedures used for carrying out the research accompanied by tables, charts, and graphs, and interpretations of the results (often r
37、eferred to as discussion). The content and emphasis of the journal article will vary according to the intended readers (researchers or practitioners) and it is important for the researcher to be aware of the background and interest of the readers of the journal. Articles intended to be read by pract
38、itioners will emphasize the practical implications and recommendations of the research, while articles intended to be read by researchers will describe in detail the method used to collect the data, the construction of the data collection procedures, and the techniques used for analyzing the data. I
39、t is important for the novice researcher to be aware of the fact that articles submitted to journals go through a process of evaluation by experts who make a judgement and recommend whether they should be published or not. The thesis or dissertation is a format for reporting research which graduate
40、students write as part of fulfilling the requirements for an advanced academic degree. The student is expected to describe in great detail all the phases of the research so it can be examined and evaluated carefully by the reader. Thus the thesis or dissertation includes the purpose and significance
41、 of the study, the rationale, a thorough review of the literature, detailed information as to the research tools and the procedures involved in their development, a description of the process of data analysis and the results, and an interpretation of the results in the form of conclusions, implicati
42、ons, and recommendations. This detailed description of the process of the research is needed to provide the professors with an indication of the students ability to carry out research. The conference paper is a way of reporting research at conferences, seminars, and colloquia. At such meetings resea
43、rch papers are usually presented orally. They are similar to the research article since research is reported in a concise, yet informative way, focusing on the most essential elements of the research. Handouts and transparencies can also accompany the presentations. As with the research article, her
44、e too, the content and emphasis of the oral report will depend to a large extent on the type of audience present at the meeting, and whether they are researchers or practitioners. 46 The best title for this passage could be _. （ A） Types of Research Reports （ B） Types of Journal Articles （ C） Writin
45、g of Research Reports （ D） Writing of Different Articles 47 The common aspect for the journal articles, theses and conference papers lies in that _. （ A） they are all for the practitioners （ B） they are all to be read by researchers （ C） they are all for being published （ D） they are all forms of re
46、porting research 48 We can distinguish those research reports from each other mainly through _. （ A） their writing style and length （ B） their aims and possible audiences （ C） their presented places and time （ D） their content and purposes 49 Which of the following statements is not mentioned in thi
47、s passage? （ A） Both journal articles and conference papers are written in a brief and informative way. （ B） All the theses or dissertations and conference papers are reported in spoken languages. （ C） Both the journal articles and conference papers are influenced greatly by the intended receivers.
48、（ D） The various formats of research reports may be presented in different ways 50 How can a professor evaluate a students capability of implementing the research? （ A） By concentrating on the main factors like the purpose, background, procedures and discussion. （ B） By emphasizing the practical imp
49、lications and recommendations of the research. （ C） By focusing on the detailed description of the process of the research such as the tools, procedures, the process of data analysis, the results, and conclusions etc. （ D） By noticing the detailed method used to collect the data, the construction of the data collection procedures, the techniques for analyzing the data and results etc. 50 What do consumers really want? Thats a question market researchers would love to answer. But sin
